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Fergus County argus., 1887-01-27
Notice.

Sealed bids will be received up TO noon,
February 7th, 1887. by the Board of
County Commissioners, for the construc-
tion OF n substantial bridge over the east
fork of Spring creek. at Weldon's ranch.
Plans and specifications to accompany
bids. The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
W. II. KELLY,
Clerk Of Board.
Fergus County argus., 1887-01-27
WOOD CHOPPERS WANTED.

Wanted, Immediately, "A number Of good
hands to chop cord wood, by cord or day.
Apply tn or address,
GEORGE EASTMAN,
Jan. "a, 'S7. Maiden, NJ. T.
Fergus County argus., 1887-01-27

President Hickman appointed the fol-
lowing PERSONS as additional clerks:
Assistant clerk. Joseph ID. kirhy, Of
Madison county.
Clerk of the judiciary committee, ii. q.
Mcintyre. of ChJtrau county.
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Justice to the 1Osth Pa.

EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune: Some three
weeks since saw an article in your paper, writ
ten by Comrade. Harris, believe. of the S3th
Pa. which purporta to give the losses of the
different Pennsylvania regiments during the
late rebellion. Among others he mentions the
Tooth Pa. rs having lost but a trifing number,
but accounts for it by saying that it did not
enter the service until 1864.
Gently, Comrade Harris, gently! have a
recollection, which is neither dim nor indis-
tinct, that this regiment was organized prior
10 Sept. go 1861. Although not participating
actively at the battle Of Balls Bluff, it acted as
the reserve by the order OF Col. Baker. Ii Com
rade Harris is correct, history makes grand
mistake, and my recollection is but misty
dream, in the record the regiment made at
Yorktown, Fair Oaks, the Seven Days Fight,
Antieiam. First and Second Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Wilderness, Spott-
sylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomoy, Cold Har-
Dor and Petersburg The records show that
there were les killed in battle or died shortly
after from wounds.
Imcrely write this TO correct Comrade Harris's
misstatement and in justice to the noble boys
of the old 106th, who in gallantry, discipline
and personal bravery were the peers of any in
the service. AS a portion of the old Philadel-
phia Brigade is accorded full justice / am salts
lied Comrade Harris wrote his lines inadvert-
ently.-JOHN III. SLOWER, Major, lO6th Pa,
Aurora Springs, No.
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" One OF the FOur.n

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Among the
Random Shots find reference 10 the pas
sage Of Antietam Bridge, by Ira Taylor 18th
Conn. lie seems 10 reckon without the host.
The history Of Connecticut during the recent
war says, page $50 regarding the Captain who
was MORALLY wounded: after Griswold "-re-
ferring TO the Captain afosesaid-" had received
his mortal wound, Surgeon Nathan Mayer and
four privatcs crossed the stream and brought
him back. We took him into a low shed near
the bank and laid him on the straw" Com
rade Taylor's statement would have more effect
were he 20 add that he stayed with him, but
the other three rejoined the company rs soon as
they had discharged their duty in obeying the
request of the Surgeon.-oEE OF THE Four,
Danbury, Conn.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: noticed an
articleentitled Seeking Lost Comrades, - signed
by ID. q. Smith, Co. X, 9th Ind. Cav. The names
OF the men be calls for sound familiar, but do
not remember any of them except G. IT, Search.
Search and lived together for awhile at Ander-
sonville after the prisoners were moving out in
September and October. Johnny Spaulding, of
the same regiment with Search, was with us.
When our detachment left Anders0nyile for
Millen, Johnny undertook TO go with us by
thanking out" but was taken back inside the
stockade and handcuhed. have never seen
or heard from him since ] last saw q. T..
Search in Millen, think about the time we
left for Blackshcar. IL was raining, and he
had piece Of blanket over his head, and was
trying 10 make supper out of some meal and
water that he had in pint cup. His fire did
not work well, owing 10 the rain and lack of
fuel, but he seemed 30 have faith in works.
III. nj. Wells, Go. d. 50th Pa, is not lost, but is
now living near RUSSELL Lucas County, Iowa.
where he reads THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. and
always rejoices 20 hear that any Of his fellow
prisoners are alive and sometimes think of him.
] would be glad 10 hear from ID. @. Smith by
letter or otherwise.-H. M. WELLS, Russell,
Lucas County, Iowa.
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AT RINGGOLD.
The Battery on the Hill, aad How II was Hauled
Down.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: saw Com
rade Stanford's replyto Gen. Wiley, and wish
TO criticize his article very slightly; also, Gen.
Grants Memoirs. / will begin with the Gen.
eFal FIRST, because he is dead and can't III: back.
Gen. Grant says that when he came TO Chat
tanooga 10 take charge of affairs, he found the
horses Of our army all used up, not q single
battery having horses lit TO move il. / guess
the General overlooked US in the excitement of
crossing the Tennessee along with Uncle Billy.
Our hOrses-thanks TO the energy and foresight
of our Captain-were in good trim and hauled
our guns from Chattanooga 10 Knoxville, or
nearly there, and back again.
Now arises COmrade J. n. Stanford and, to
be real sure that he is right, claims to have
been one of the detail who helped to haul the
guns by hand to the top of the hill at RossyiIle
on Monday, the 2lst, at Chckamauga. j never
knew OF more than one battery on that hill that
day, and only four guns of that. Our two Ma
poleons were left at the foot OF the hill; the
four Others were hauled up by the horses be-
longing 10 them. The 18th Regulars may have
" rolled on the wheels" ! am not certain as to
that, but am sure rs to the horses going up the
hill, for l was lead driver on one OF the guns,
and had one of my horses wounded as we stood
in the rear OF our gun.
i am sure we had our horses IN there on the
hill, because when we had orders to leave that
night we were alone, and the Johnnes were so
close to us that We had TO make ms little noise
As possible. We tore up our blankets and muf-
fed our wheels and horses feet; then carefully
leading our horses and bringing our guns
down by hand, we hastily hitched up, mounted
and started on Ealiop for Chattanooga. We
never had our blankets replaced until we came
back from the Knoxville trip, about Christmas.
Now know | have told the truth about this,
for the cold chills run mp and down my back
yet when | think about sleeping without blan-
kets when there was snow aud ice on the
ground and the thermometer away down below
zero. expect to get my hair pnlled (fgura-
lively speakingl, but / trust my comrades of
the battery aud of the 10Th Ill. will rise up and
call me blessed.-A. b. HODGE, Battery /, I'd
III. Art, Wilton Center Ill.
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Avoid False Guides.

Nothing could be more misleading than the
theory that every man or woman can be his or
her own doctor. Books are published which
contain long catalogues Of symptoms, and lay
down intlexible rules for treatment. MANY
lives are sacrificed, annually TO such amateur
medical treatment. The danger of taking any
remedy without having proper diagnosis of
ones case, needs only TO DC intimated TO be
admitted. Drs. Siarkey & Palen, 1929 Arch
street, Philadelphia, Pa, found when they in
troduced their Compound Oxygen TO the pub
lie, that wisdom, as we'll as honesty, demanded
the frankcst statements TO their patients. A
correspondence soon brings out all the impor-
tant facts regarding the sufferers condition.
If the physicians discover that Compound
Oxygen and its associated remedies will not
reach the disease under consideration, they
make II an unvarying rule TO say so. This pre-
cept of frank and manly dealing has not been
departed from throughout seventeen years of
active and remarkably successful practice.
During that long period their Home Treatment
by Compound Oxygen for consumption, bron-
ehitis, rheumatism, paralysis, asthma, and asso-
ciated diseases has been introduced into forty
thousand families, and its remarkable success
warrants every Recommendation that has been
uttered in its behalf It is not a cure-all rem
edy. but where prescribed, after careful investi-
cation OF the patients case, il rarely fails to
eject cure. Drs. Starkey & Palen send q
very interesting book, free, to anybody who
will write for it.
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The DanyIlIe Dead.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have in my
possession list Of the names, with the company
and regiment and the date ofdeath, of New York
soldiers who died while prisoners of war ut
Danville, Va. | copied this list while at Dam
willie, in May, 1865, from the register kept by
the person who had charge of the burial of our
soldiers. intended at that time to have had
the names published for the information of
those who might not have known of the fate of
their friends. This list got mislaid. and did
not recover it until short time ago. If you
think that it would be of any benefit to any of
the friends of our dead comrades. you might
give such notice in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
as you deem best. will gladly answer any
inquiries relative thereto-P. ROBERTSON, late
Captain. lOGth n. Y, No. Daisy street, SYRIA
cuse, NY.
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The Two FarnsuorthS.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: w. F. Yeo-
man is right. Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth. killed
at Gettysburg, was not Colonel at the fight at
Mechanicsyille. In fact, he never held the rank
of Major, Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel He
was Captain of Go. X, 9Th Ill. Cav. His uncle
Gen. John +. FarnswOrth, now resident of
J. Farnsworth was promoted to Brigadier- Gen.
eral about two or three weeks prior TO Gettys-
burg. His superior never sat astride of horse
or led Charged. l.. DEAN, Co. X, sth Ill.
Cav Joliet. Ill.
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A WICKED FIGHT"
An Ex.cOnreaerate SPEAKS Ills Mind.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / inclose you
a clipping, which is so vastly different from the
kind you publish that thought 1 would send
il TO you. Why don't you publish something
decent for us "ex-rebels" to read, and not be
too much one sided? Your paper might then
be read by Southern people. Try and kill out
the impression that the North did all the fight
ing.-T. w. HAREIs, Ocala, Fla.
The following is the " clipping" referred to !:
VERY WICKED FIGHT.
"our regiment did good deal of fighting during
the war; says H. II. Critchell in the Cincinnati
TiiReS-StGr. About the hottest figh. we ever got
into was Mission Ridge. We were close enough to
the rehs To shake hands with them and they fought
like hends incarnate. We We're too close to each
other 10 reload our guns. and the boys were using
their weapons for clubs. There atall Taw-boned
johnny gunner who was fighting like the very devil
himself He laying about him with a heavy
gun swnb, and lie seemed TO me to be the biggest
man ever laid eyes on. A halfdozen of our boys
went at him. but lie stood hs ground. heavy
revolver, all the cartridges discharged was thrown
Mt him IL struck him full in the face with force
sufficient to knock out "A bull, but he only shook
his head and went To work again. i threw up
nay Sergeant Majors sword and cracked away at
the swab, and I'd almost be willing TO bet the
pieces of my blade are flying around there vet II
yield an inch. and finally of our boys Gin
cinnatRB named Boyd, who died here n few years
ago, caught him of his guard, aud rammed a bay
onet clear through him, with such force that the
barrel too, passed out OF tile other side of the big
fellows body. Well. sir, that man, MORALLY
wounded, didn't give up, and ~ he lay there on the
bloody turf, with his enirns hanging from the
awful hole in his stomach, he grabbed pistol and
winged another boy Ia blue before he died. That
WAS about the wicEedcst fight ever got into"
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take less pleasure in describing what they or
their command achieved than in accusing
Others OF having failed in duty in matters
where they achieved positive success.
dislike 70 say anything against any man
who served in the army. but when anyone
assails my old regiment, that never failed in
the discharge Of It's duty, / should be derelict
If i did not denOunce the SANDER as IL de-
served.-T. w. PORTER, Colonel, l4th Me-, 80
School street Boston Mass
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Three Harvest Excursions

VIII he run by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE &
ST. PAUL RAILWAY on Tuesday, August so;
Tuesday, September 20, and Tuesday, October
IL, 1887, to all prominent land points in North
ern Iowa, Western Minnesota, Dakota and Ne
braska, at one fare for the round trip. Excur-
sion tickets will be good to return within thir-
ty days from date of sale. For further
information address A. v. III. Carpenter, Gene
raj Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
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THAT "OFFICIAL LIST"
The COmrade Should Open Fire on the War De
partment.

partnent.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have exam
ined with much interest General Order. No.
10, Headquarters Army Of the Potomac, March
z, 1865" as published in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE of Sept. 6, 1857. find by that order
that the sith N. Y. and ssth and Goth Pa. are
credited with Cedar Mountain. They were
at that time, Aug. 9, 1862, in Towers (Second)
Brigade, Ricketts, (Second) Division, of Nc
Dowelrs (Third) Corps. Army of Virginia;
reached the field about z o'clock, and were
posted on the extreme right, supporting the
9Th Me. battery, which is not credited with
Cedar Mountain! The entire loss in the bril-
gade and battery was one man wounded in the
Ssth Pa. Why was the 9th Me. battery left out
in the cold2 The "a Me. battery was in the
outer works at City Point, Va, at the date of
the order, and It would seem that it should
have been included.
i think IL will be a surprise to the survivors
Of the LIST Me. III. A. to learn that they were
engaged at Fredericksburg, when in fact they
were doing garrison duty on Arlington Nights.
The Bath N. Y. battery and Battery l.. LIST
N. Y. L. A, are both given Cedar Mountain.
The records show no 3ith N. Y battery i'm the
Army of Virginia at that time, and that Bat
terry L. LIST N. Y. l.. A.. was in Kings (First)
Division. of MclowelPs Corps, which Gen. Me-
Dowell says arrived Aug. ~ three DAYS after
the battlel Yet in this division, and credited
with Cedar Mountain, besides Battery l., LIST
n. Y. l.. A. were the I'd, 9th and Tin Wis Inf
and Battery Ii. 4th u. s. Art!
The I'd Pa. Cav. is also given Cedar Mount
ain, although the record does not disclose its
presence. Probably none of Kings Division
were within even hearing distance of the bat
tie. (See Rebellion Record, Series /, Vol. II.
Part 2; Reports of Gems. Mcdowell. p. 500 /;
Bayard, p. 90; Ricketts,, p. 10; Tower p.
l73; Maj. Tillson, Chief of Artillery. Mellow
ellis Corps p. III, and tables Oh pp l36 to l39,
and 249 TO 257, particularly page PSI, Fourth
Brigade tGibbon's) of Kings Division) lis
tory should be correct, else il is worse than
useless.
Kings Division was as good as any, but il
ought not TO have credit that does not belong
10 it; and do not think il wants it'll. A,
TRIP, 10th Me-, Bluehill, Me.
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The Atlanta Campaign.

VIM. III. Golden, Lieutenant, Co. B. 22d Ind
Delaney's Creek, Ind, says he does not claim
that the Third Brigade, Second Division, Four
teenth Corps, was the first to cross Peach Tree
Creek, near Atlanta but he does say it did cross
on the morning of the 10Th of July, and had
some lively fighting. This was the day before
what was known rs the battle of Peach Tree
Creek. His company lost on the 10Th of July
three killed, one wounded and IL captured
ID. III. Chandler, Second Lieutenant 9TH Ind.
battery, Xenia, o., writes concerning the death
of Gen. Polk. He is moved to this by reading
the statement in a recent issue that this dis
tinguiShed member of the Church Militant was
killed by shot from KRapp's battery. The
writer says the General was killed at Pine
Mountain, June IA, 1864, by a shell from a
Rodman l0-inch gun in the center section of
the 5th Ind. battery, Capt. Peter Simonson)
First Division, Fourth Corps. Gen. Sherman
who was reeOnnOitering, discovered the crowd
of officers and personally directed the fire of
the battery. The fuse was cut at 625 Yards
Looking through his feld-glass Gen. Sherman
said he could distinguish Joe Johnston and
Hardee; but there was one % very large man,
he did not know. This was Gen. Polk The
writer says this occurred between 10 and IL
o'clock in the morning. He was with the bat
tery at the time and knows whereof he speaks.
Asa III. Jones, Co. F, 1920 ILL.,, North Hender-
son, ILL.,, corrects the statement of COmrade
Connell, who said that the 1O2d was not in
Wards Brigade and in the assault on the bat
terry at Resaca. he says Wards Brigade was
composed OF the 10th Ind, 18th Ohio, IO2d,
i05th and l29th III. Tho 1O2d loss Is killed
and 80 wounded in that fight. which certainly
is evidence that 1T was participant.
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ROSTER OF THE SIXTEENTH CORPS.
MGJ. Gen. Il. j. Smith, Commanding.

MGJ.- Gen. Il. J. Smith, Commanding.
FIRST DIVISION.
Brepet Maj. Gen. John McArthur.
First Brigade-Col. w. l.. McMillen-72d
Ohio, 95th Ohio, 10Th Mimi, sd H., Goth Ind,
93d Ind.
Second Brigade-Col. L. F. Hubbard-1lth
Mo-, sth Wis, 9th Mimi, 9th Mimi, 47th III.
Third Brigade-Col. w. X. Marshall-12th
Iowa, 9TH Mimi, SD Mo-, 35th Iowa.
SECOND DIVISION.
BreDet Maj Gen. h. GaiTdrd.
First Brigade-Col J. l. Rinaker-lI9th ILL.,,
122d ILL.,, S9th Ind, 21st Mo.
Second Brigade-Brig. Gen. J. i. Gilbert
BED Iowa, 9th Iowa, 10th Kan, 9th Mimi,
lI7th Ill.
Third Brigade-Col. c. L. Harris-17sth
N. Y, 34th n. j., 5Sth H., 52d Ind, 18th Wis.
THIRD DIVISION.
Breuet Maj Gen. r. A. Carr
First Brigade-Col. ]. Il. More-72d ILL.,, 95th
H., 4ith Mo-, Sd Wis.
Second Brigade-Col. l.. NJ Ward-l4th Wis,
18th Mo-, doth Mo.
Third Brigade Col. J. L. Geddes-slst ILL.,,
l05th ILL.,, l2Ith H., Sth Iowa.
ARTILLERY BRIGADE.
Capt John w. Lo,0eH.
18th Ohio battery, 14th Ind. battery, Cd Iowa
battery, Sd Ind. battery, LIST Ind. battery, Co.
q, I'd Ill. l.. A., Cogswell's Independent battery,
Pontoniers-llith Ill.
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CURE FOR TIE DEAF.

PICKS PATENT IMPROVED CUSHIONED EAR
DRUMS PERFECTLY RESTORE THE HEARING and
perform the work Of the natural drum. Invisible COM
Portable and always ia position. All conversation and
Whispers heard distinctly. Send for illustrated book
OF testimonials Free. II. HlsC0X, s6S BdWay. y. Y.
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The cleansing, antiseptic and healing quail
ties of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy are une-
qualled.
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Daughter say will marry him.
MOther-But he hasn't cent.
aughter-Nonsehsel When we went out
for cream he changed n s. bill.-To,ra Topics.
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BLAcKFooT REPORTER.

Considerable excitement was oc-
casioned here last Wednesday
morning, by the finding ola Woman
lying in the street in front of the
Baptist church in the east part of
town. In few minutes after the
report was given quite a crowd had
gathered around the unfortunate
woman, some out of curiosity and
others to learn, if possible, the cause
of the wretched woman's troubles,
and to render what assistance they
could. But little information could
be obtained other than that she
came here from Orange county, N.
Y, arriving Monday night, expect
ing to meet brother, VIM. II.
Hunter, who she supposed lived at
this place. Not finding him here
and running out of money, she
started to the asylum to see the SUI
perintendent and see If he would
give her something to do, as she
claims to have been an attendant
at one time. in the asylum at Utica,
N. Y, until she could get means
from her folks in the east. From
all that could be learned the woman
is subject to fits and probably fell
in one of these attacks where found.
1t is claimed, however, that this
particular. attack was occasioned by
the undue use of stimulants.
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day on the reservation just across
the Blackfoot range. The usual
mourning demonstrations of squaws
took place, concluding with the ere
nation of the wickyup and con-
tents.
John Kendall, from Little Lost
River, happened to very painful
accident, twenty miles west of Black
foot, Monday. He was coming to
Blackfoot with a band of hosses for
shipment to Salt Lake, and in at
tempting to tie one to his vehicle
hadi his hand caught in a coil of
rope and the flesh from the first
Joint of his left thumb and that Of
the second and third fingers torn
off. 1t is probable the first joint of
the thumb will have to be ampu-
tated.
The body of Arensen, the sectiou
haud, drowned in Blackfoot river
ten days ago, of which an account
was given last week, was found by
two Indians Wednesday at Stevens
dam one and half miles below the
point where he went in bathing.
The Indians came to town and re-
ported the fact, and by direction of
Judge Hopkins, coroner's jury
repaired to the scene ands after in
vestigation returned a-verdict of ac-
cidental drowning.
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Central Pacific system will soon
connect with through line for
Denver and the Missouri river.
cAssIA COUNTY TIMES.

"Does stock raising pay in
Utah?" is question which Dr.
Francis E. Roche can knowingly
answer in the affirmative. In 1888
he invested a small sum in cattle,
which have increased wonderfully.
His investments in this line, so far,
have been about $4,000, and the
increase in number and value
brings it up fully four times that
amount. His ranch is most admir-
ably adapted to cattle raising. 1t
lies on the line of Bear river, on the
west side, and extends beyond Little
Mountain northwest of Corrinne,
and in all, aggregates 10000 acres.
Part of this he purchased from the
government and part from the
Southern Pacific railway company.
He has 1000 cattle on the ranch,
besides $50 beef steers ready for
market. He also has about 100
horses. Regarding the ranch, he
says that the land produces aston
ishingly wherever water can be Sc
cured for irrigating. This he gets
by means of two windmills to pump
water out of Bear river, and he is
going to put up large tanks, and a
steam engine to increase his water
supply. He has erected a number
of fine buildings, among which are
fine residence, barns and other
needed buildings. Of 1000 trees
set out, not 1 per cent died, the
others all we'll and growing rapid
ly. Last year he sold 100 beet
steers, and put up 5000 tons of hay
for winter use. The winter range
was SO good that he only fed eighty
tons of hay; and only lost fine head
of cattle of the 1 400 on the range.
He took care of 200 yearling calves
through the winter for J. w. Nc
Mutt, and they wintered so well
that only two died. These results
are exceptionally good, and yet it is
the result Of the management of DR..
Roche, who had no experience in
this class of business prior to his
quitting his profession in Califor-
MIA, four years ago, and coming
here to make it life occupation.